NEET 1996 · Class 11

Respiration in Plants

At the end of glycolysis, six carbon compound ultimately changes into

  1. (A)ethyl alcohol
  2. (B)acetyl Co-A
  3. (C)pyruvic acid
  4. (D)ATP

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In this process, glucose undergoes partial oxidation to form two molecules of pyruvic acid.

Chapter
Respiration in Plants
Section
12.2 GLYCOLYSIS

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that glucose forms two molecules of pyruvic acid at the end of glycolysis, which directly answers the MCQ.

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